Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death into perspective and the Food and Drug ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played ... if or how the fall of Rome was linked to lead. However, it does demonstrate ...

Lead pollution likely led to widespread declines in IQ during the ancient Roman era ... "While our findings suggest that lead poisoning from background air pollution was not acute especially ...

Some have even argued that lead poisoning played a role in the downfall of the Roman empire. Most of those arguments have focused on ancient writings and archeology that provide hints about lead’s ...

The researchers first took measurements of lead deposited in three Arctic ice cores every year between 500 BCE and 600 CE using techniques they have reported before. They found that lead emissions ...

What we can learn about lead poisoning from ancient … On-Air / Jan 8, 2025 / 09:41 AM EST In today's health headlines, what we can learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome.